The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-15

| ished and is a model of elegance and grace.
Standing ON high hill it commands view
of the entire town and is a conspicuous 3D.
| ject from the railway.
The date for the examination OF appll-
! Giants for the West Point cadetshlp from the
! Second Congressional district of Florida
has been postponed to some date in Decem-
! Der, TO be hereafter fixed
While digging a well for Mr.. Seymour at
the new location of his mill on section 5,
near Kissimmee, the workmen came across
specimens of iron ore about three feet from
the surface of the ground.
| The Southern Express Company did the
heaviest freight business Saturday ever done
over the Gainesville line. One hundred and
forty barrels of fish alone, from Puuta
Gorda, passed over the line, besides other
goods.
The first train of cars on the S. S. Q. and
G. railroad ran into Citrus county on Oct.
%. The grading is one mile or more south
Of the river and progressing slowly y
large force is expected TO be put to work
soon.
The river at CerTo Gordo is very low, and
log and saw-mill men are experiencing much
difficulty i'll keeping their supply up. Many
mills are running on half time, neceSstatinR
much hardship on employees. a rainy spell
would do much good.
Mr.. Hart, depot agent at Bombay, reports
a constant and increasing bushes. More
tickets were sold last month than in any
previous month. Visitors and settlers are
gradually coming in and they all seem well
pleased with their surroundings
Harry Fuller, young ambitious and
thrifty farmer, of Silver Springs, is now
gathering his potatoes off two acres and OK
poets to collect 200 bushels He has already
100 bushels gathered His crop Of other
vegetables is in comparison to this.
The Nevassa Guano Company are nego-
tiating with the Town Improvement Com
pany, of Fernandina, for the permanent lease
of what is known as the old steamship dock
and warehouse, as depot for the di;tribu-
ton throughout the Stat of their fertilizers.
A human skeleton was thrown up on the
beach by the rough sea at Black Point, near
Tampa, last Friday. Decomposition was so
far advanced that it was impossible to
determine the sex or color, and as yet no
clew has been discovered. Another secret
of the sea.
The Post Office Department has been in
duced to advertise for bids TO carry the Mid
dleburg mail from Peoria. instead of Green
Cove, ais at present established. A petition
numerously signed has been forwarded to
the department praying Tor the continuance
of the old route.
A State convention of the different Young
Mems Christian Association bodies is to be
held in Gainesville, commencing Dec s,
which will be Friday, and hold over Sun
day. There will be good representation
from all parts of the State and prominent
workers from the national association.
The committee interested in getting up
an exhibit of Clay county's agricultural
and industrial pursuits at the Sub-rropicai
EYnncitIny1 hova iscIIa1 circular to tho
residents of the county, soliciting subserip-
tons of various kinds to enable them TO
make a creditable display of tbs resources
of this section.
Arthur Steil has contracted with O. S.
Cakes for the erection of a building on the
formers vacant lot, Centre street. near
Third, at Felnandina. The building will be
25x15 feet, two stories high, and ornament
ed with handsome iron front. Mr.. Steil
proposes to use only Philadelphia pressed
brick i'll It's construction.
AT Bouifay farmers look happy and -four
ishing, tie result of good crops. Corn and
cotton have both turned out well, and cane,
which they are now gathering and grinding
into syrup, looks rich and abundant. There
will be a considerable quantity of syrup for
sale this season, and from present indica-
tons the prices are good.
A rather impertinent otter has been seen
several times during the week at the foot of
Mr.. Edgertons dock at Green Cove Spring.
This aquatic Quadruped would mount one of
the steps leading into the water and devour
his latest captve-a crab or ashland then
disappear beneath the water to continue his
operations to his hearts content.
The election in Citrus county on the tenn
perauce question has been indefinitely post
postponed. 1t had been set for Nov. s, but
it was found that the registration lists could
not be ready by that date. 1t is believed
the county will go dry when the vote
comes In fact, il is already 'dry," as
there is not a saloon in the county
Chipley was nearly deserted last week,
court being hsld at Vernon, seventeen miles
southeast OF town. 1t is understood there is
a movement on foot TO get up an election ON
the county seat business, on the ground that
the present site is too far off from tie CEN
tres of communication, and thus entailing
on the community much unnecessary waste
of time anu money.
The Town Improvement Company. of
Fernandna, will shortly commence building
an iron frame warehouse on the north side
Ct Centre street, fronting east to the rail-
way and west within easy access of steanl-
ships This warehouse will be occupied by
the enterprsing firm of Fred w. Hoyt &,
Co, for the storage of hay, grain and other
supplies.
Nothing is being done in Citrus county to
decide where the court house shall be per-
maneutly located. II Is fixed for two years
from last june at Manifold. The county
authorities have secured the Moffatt House
and fitted it up for use as a temporary court
house. SAFES and furniture have been plr-
chased for the different offices, and business
has assumed the forms of other counties.
AS soon as the finishing touches are given
to the thlee-story addition to BRANDON
Bros building at Kissi.nmee they will i'm
mediately finish up the opera house, so as to
have il in shape t0 open the season Dec. rs
The stage has been considerably enlarged
and VIII be otherwise fitted up and i'm
proved. 4 gallery has been added running
back from the stage on both sides of the
building aud across the end, which increases
the seating capacity of the house to 1000
At Tallahassee Saturday, the Supreme
Court handed down the following decisions:
Palatka and Indian River Railway Com
pany vs.. the State of Florida. Verdict slls-
tanned, and case remanded for correction of
error in Judgment. The State ex rel. to the
Attorney General of the State VS.. William
II. Ii. George. Demurrer sustained. Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western Railway
Company VS.. Israel Rice. Reversed and
new trial granted Henry Mann VS.. the
State. Reversed and new trial granted.
The wretched accommodations for court
and jury at Cerro Gordo causes much incon-
venience, and all interested will heave a
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